Europeans can get these very good deals right now:
Sony 50mm f/1.8 FE for 173 Euro at Amazon Germany.
Sony A6500 for 1091 Euro at Amazon Germany.
Sony 18-105mm E-mount lens for 419 Euro at Amazon Germany.
Sony RX10IV for 1503 Euro at Amazon Germany.
Sony RX100III for 436 Euro at Amazon Germany.
Sony RX100 for 284 Euro at Amazon Germany.
You can finally preorder the new Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM at Bhphoto. Adorama. Amazon USA. BuyDig. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany. WexUK. P.S.: The Sony A7III is now in Stock at Adorama (Click here).
I know we were hoping to see a lot more than just one lens. But that said the new 24mm GM is truly amazing. It’s compact and super sharp. It’s one lens I am considering to buy now although I would prefer to have a 21mm focal length with the same speed…
And here is a nice video to watch. Ted Forbes highlights what’s so special with the new 24mm GM lens and the Sony lens technology in general:
European readers can preorder the new 24mm f/1.4 GM lens at Calumet Germany and WexUK. USA preorders will open soon at Bhphoto, Amazon, FocusCamera and Adorama.
New full size image samples can be seen at Lenstip.com.
And this is how small the new Sony lens is when compared with the Sigma and Canon equivalent lenses:
via Camerasize (note Camerasize show the Sigma with hood only).
We now got the full Zeiss 40mm f/2.0 CF Batis specs. The lens will be announced on Sept 27 as we told you mnay times in the past:
Distagon optical design
The shortest shooting distance is 0.24 m
With focus limiter (Full / ∞ ~ 0.4 m / 0.5 m to 0.24 m)
Filter diameter is 67 mm
size is φ 91 mm 93 mm. Close to the 85mm Batis
magnification is 1: 3.3
Price is 1299 dollars / 1299 euros
Ships in October
via Nokishita
Links to current Batis lenses:
Batis 135mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Batis 85mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Batis 25mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Batis 18mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
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Software deals:
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Preorders start at 10am ET, Fri Sep 21:
Sony 24mm GM at Bhphoto. Adorama. Amazon. Calumet Germany. WexUK.
Some key features:
– 200g lighter than the competition
– most compact 24mm f/1.4 lens on market with smallest filter size too
– linear response in manual mode
– Price is $1,400 in USA and €1,600 in Europe
Press:
Sony lens product page. Press text at Dpreview. Field tets by Imaging Resource. First impressions by Albert Dros. First impressions by ThePhoBlographer. Prueba de campo de Photolari.
Image samples:
Dpreview. Alphauniverse. Albert Dros. Photographyblog.
Size comparison by Dpreview:
Hands-on videos:
Sony press video:
